Add antagonists to your cast of supporting characters

Posted on 04/01/2020 at 03:51 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

C.S. Lakin has already discussed why and how to add secondary characters to your novel. The focus of her earlier...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: C.S. Lakin / Live Write Thrive, Characters

Step one in developing a writing practice

Posted on 04/01/2020 at 12:41 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Susan DeFreitas, an award-winning author, editor, and book coach, is kicking off a seven-part series on developing a writing practice....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Jane Friedman, Motivational

A roundup of revision tips

Posted on 03/31/2020 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Organization — it's not just for your house during the safer-at-home movement. Creative writing mentor Rosie O'Neill shared four ways...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Editing, Joanna Penn, Plot / narrative

David Gaughran's advice on improving email open rates

Posted on 03/30/2020 at 10:58 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Your readers have likely been receiving more emails than usual — since, as comedians have pointed out, companies seem to...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: David Gaughran, Email newsletter

What to do about those one-star reviews

Posted on 03/29/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’re taking no stance on whether to read bad reviews (though we’ve certainly shared others’ opinions from both sides of...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Reader reviews, The Book Designer

What to consider if you want to use a pen name

Posted on 03/28/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

In David Kudler's opinion, most arguments for using a pen name boil down to two reasons: privacy or market segmentation....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Marketing, The Book Designer

Book marketing in the time of COVID-19

Posted on 03/27/2020 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Marketing types across industries are struggling to balance what’s appropriate during a global crisis and the, well, need to keep...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: coronavirus / COVID-19, Marketing

Amazon ends royalties on ACX giveaways

Posted on 03/27/2020 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Authors who distributed their audiobooks through ACX used to receive royalties on those giveaways. The Digital Reader reports that this...

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Tagged As: Amazon, Audiobook, The Digital Reader

2 business takes on the coronavirus pandemic

Posted on 03/26/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Today’s installment of what publishing experts have to say in regards to the coronavirus and authors is brought to you...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: coronavirus / COVID-19, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Marketing, Penny Sansevieri, The business of writing

What to expect from a peer critique, professional editor, and more

Posted on 03/26/2020 at 10:11 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Feedback on your novel can come from a variety of sources, both amateur and professional, and can address any number...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Editing, Jane Friedman